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This is the only thing that works for me. I buy one bottle at a time from a store. Not a vending machine. I limit myself to two or three a week. I never buy more than one bottle at a time and try to make it last for tow days.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I had my surgery 7 1/2 years ago. For the next year I steadily lost - almost 100 pounds, but still 30 shy of my goal.
Then I retired. I fudged a little here and there, but since my weight loss was steady, I never changed any of my other habits. Specifically: exercise. I just hate it, don't play any sports, and generally detest sweating!
I retired and sat down. Without the daily activities of working, I sat and gained ~15 pounds a year until I had regained about 80 pounds.
I finally got on a stationary bike at the gym and have lost about 40. But I am finally over my stubbornness. I hope I'm finally on the right path.
Definitely hear ya. I put off the surgery for YEARS because I didn't think I could live without Diet Coke! Quit before surgery, never looked back. I switched to coffee, tea, lemonade. I DETEST the taste of Diet Coke now. (Just chemicals.) I was such a DC-aholic that I didn't even know what else has bubbles! Ha! I learned the hard way that wine coolers and beer are carbonated. I didn't like them, never drank them, and never knew! NOT hard to stay away. I belch (LOUDLY) after every sip. ???
I was the same as you. I have quit so many times, then I would think I had control and think I could have one every now and then, only to find myself right back where I started.
I quite before surgery and replaced it with water with a shot of diet cranberry juice for flavor. It has been 2 months since surgery and I have only had a few cravings so far.
As you can see from my RNY date, I had my surgery recovery right through the holidays. My second meal with real food was Thanksgiving dinner. My dog wanted some of my plate and she was so sad, because I was so diligent on my measures she didn't get any from me. I had 2 oz of Ham (turkey looked too dry), one slice baked sweet potato, no sugar (think potato chip slice size), three tiny cubes of squash that was very soft. It was fun. I enjoyed talking with everyone and catching up vs. stuffing my face. Someone even made a bariatric SF cheesecake for me and I had a bite of that too. That was so nice of them.
HW 510 / SW 424/ GW 175 (stretch goal to get 10 under) / CW 160 (I'm near the charts ideal weight - wonder if I can stay here)
RNY November 2016
PS: L/R arm skin removal; belt panniculectomy - April, 2019
Time to practice that holidays don't need to be about the food.
HW 510 / SW 424/ GW 175 (stretch goal to get 10 under) / CW 160 (I'm near the charts ideal weight - wonder if I can stay here)
RNY November 2016
PS: L/R arm skin removal; belt panniculectomy - April, 2019
on 8/29/19 3:29 am
Thank you. Yes it's exciting! My surgery has been moved from November to almost 2 weeks from now on September 19?! I just thought I'd have a little more time to get a grip on these things. Lol so now it's kind of a frenzy to get things in preparation and quit the habits I am currently sporting lol. It's funny DC is proving to be one of the worst.
I'm 13 years out with my VSG. Stable weight at 125 lost. For me it was the best choice. Choose a great surgeon and follow the plan. Even this far out I eat protein first, veggies next. No water at meals.
You've gotten the best replies and I'm weighing in just to second what White Dove said. There is absolutely no reason you can't eat or drink everything post op that you indulge in pre op. Nothing.
This is a major surgery and you'll want to respect your surgeon's rules in the immediate post op period without exception. Once you're fully healed and certainly by the time you're a year out and beyond, it's all you.
I too am a diet Coke lover. I didn't have my first post-op DC though until I was nine months out. No soda is worth a complication in the healing process.
Having said all that do I drink it now? At over ten years out, all day long Usually I make sure I've gotten all of my water in before I drink more than a couple. But technically DC is a liquid too and counts towards those totals. ( I can almost feel the shuddering out there.) I wouldn't necessarily call drinking 80 to 100 oz of any soda optimal but that's likely another post.
Anywho. Congrats on you're upcoming surgery! You've got a whole different life ahead of you. =)
